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On March 13, 2019, Barber and Lantern Entertainment revived the company as Spyglass Media Group, bringing in Eagle Pictures and Cineworld as investors. Lantern made a majority investment and also transferred its film library and rights to Miramax film sequels to the Spyglass. Barber owns the Spyglass trademark and the sequel and remake rights ...
- June 4, 1999; 24 years ago (original), March 13, 2019; 4 years ago (relaunch)
Following the closure of TWC, the film's distribution rights are presumably owned by either Spyglass Media Group or Lionsgate. ^ a b c Owned by mk2 Films, with U.S. distribution rights currently licensed to Janus Films and The Criterion Collection. ^ Owned by Cohen Film Group.
Release DateTitleNovember 26, 1980May 8, 1981December 11, 1981May 21, 1982- History
- Divisions
- Filmography
- Miramax Television
- Further Reading
Independent era
Miramax was founded by the Weinstein brothers, Harvey and Bob, along with executive Corky Burger in Buffalo, New York, in 1979, and was named by combining the first names of their parents, Miriam and Max. It was created to distribute independent films deemed commercially unfeasible by the major studios. The company's first major success came when the Weinsteins teamed up with British producer Martin Lewis and acquired the U.S. rights to two concert films Lewis had produced of benefit shows fo...
Disney era
On June 30, 1993, The Walt Disney Company purchased Miramax for $60 million and assumed all of the company's debt, which was more than $40 million. The acquisition gave Disney entry to the independent film market. Harvey and Bob Weinstein continued to operate Miramax until they left the company on September 30, 2005. During their tenure, the Weinstein brothers ran Miramax independently of other Disney subsidiaries and, as a result, had more autonomy than the other Disney-owned companies. Disn...
Other companies and Post-Disney ownership era
On December 3, 2010, Disney closed the sale of Miramax for US$663 million to Filmyard Holdings, an investment group and joint venture of Colony NorthStar, Tutor-Saliba Corporation, and Qatar Investment Authority. The sale included 700 film titles, books, development projects, and the "Miramax" name. Mike Lang, the former News Corporationbusiness development executive who was selected as the CEO of Miramax, indicated that the company would focus on their existing library, though they would con...
Miramax Family & Animation
Miramax Family & Miramax Animation (also known as Miramax Family Films) were the family divisions of Miramax Films; originally founded as one singular company in 1991. The label was quietly discontinued in 2006. On March 18, 2019, Miramax revived its family and animation divisions, with both being founded as separate divisions within the company. Michael Lachance, who had previously developed projects at DreamWorks Animation and Sony Pictures Animation, was named the division's executive vice...
Film series
Films and TV shows distributed by Miramax Family and Miramax Animationare listed here: 1. Freddie as F.R.O.7(1992) 2. Into the West(1993) 3. Tom and Jerry: The Movie (1993) (US theatrical distribution only; home media distributed by Warner Bros. Discovery Home Entertainment) 4. Go Hugo Go(1993) 5. Little Buddha(1994) 6. The Thief and the Cobbler (1995) (originally released in cinemas as Arabian Knight) 7. Gordy(1995) 8. The NeverEnding Story III: Escape from Fantasia (1996) (US release only;...
Miramax Televisionis the television production division founded in 1987, assigned to producing television shows based on the existing Miramax film library and original concepts. Its projects include the following:
Down and Dirty Pictures: Miramax, Sundance, and the Rise of Independent Film by Peter Biskind(Simon & Schuster, 2004)
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Jul 15, 2021 · July 15, 2021 1:20pm. Lionsgate has acquired the vast majority of the Spyglass Media Group’s feature film library of approximately 200 titles and formed a strategic content partnership, the two...
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A beIN Media Group and Paramount company headquartered in Los Angeles, MIRAMAX is a global film and television studio best known for its award-winning, original films. Led by Chief Executive Officer Jonathan Glickman, Miramax is one of the most active and robust independent film and television studios, with recent and upcoming projects including "Here," directed by Robert Zemeckis and starring ...
